The people were ready, the material was ready, we don't have to wait until money comes. It was the challenge of getting in, of getting the appropriate transportation going.

The separation of families in Africa is the most everyday scenario: There is an attack and people must flee their houses, run away and leave everything behind. Africa remains the continent most affected by the consequences of armed conflict.

We are concerned at the fate of an unknown number of people captured as part of the so-called global war on terror and held at undisclosed places of detention.

We would need to know more about the circumstances and motives behind the killings before we can evaluate what to do.

We live in a period where these symbols are taking on very strong connotations and very divisive ones.

concerned about the fate of an unknown number of persons detained as part of what is called the 'global war on terror' and held in undisclosed places of detention.